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Air Loaf: Psyche Origami
Thursday, August 6th, 2009
Max Arbes and CL’s Chad Radford welcome guest MC Wyszstyk from Psyche Origami to discuss the indie hip-hop trio’s 2005 concept album The Standard, as well as their latest release Flagship. Psyche Origami perform with De La Soul, Big Pooh, and the Rhythm Root at the Masquerade on Fri., Aug 7.
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Psyche Origami lightens up with Flagship
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
RESETTING THE STANDARD: Psyche Origami
Psyche Origami
with De La Soul, Big Pooh, and the Rhythm Root All Stars. $25. 7 p.m. Fri., Aug 7. $25. Masquerade, 695 North Ave. 404-577-8178. masq.com.
Like a ninja stealing away on a quest for spiritual enlightenment, Psyche Origami slipped out of public view some time ago.
When MC Wyszstyk and DJs Synthesis and Dainja dropped their 2005 full-length, The Standard, they were Atlanta’s premiere indie hip-hop trio. It was an intricate concept album that came off as ambitious, but was a solid confluence of the group’s heady lyricism, jazz, funk and turntablism. It beckoned to the beats and rhymes of the ’90s, when De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest and Digable Planets reigned supreme. But after touring extensively and watching their label Arc the Finger Records fall apart, the future of the group became cloudy. “We took a year off to gather our thoughts,” says Wyszstyk (née Charles Gilbert). “After being a touring, independent hip-hop act for five-plus years and watching the label dissolve, we had to reach back into ourselves and figure out what we wanted to, or if we wanted to keep doing it at all.”
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Video: Zach Wolfe shoots Wale in Atlanta
Friday, April 3rd, 2009Video shot by photographer Zach Wolfe, during D.C.-based rapper Wale’s Atlanta tour stop last Friday.
Spotted at Okayplayer.com, where you can see more vids featuring performances from Colin Munroe, B.o.B., and T.I. at the Loft.
John Henderson benefit at the Earl on Tuesday night
Monday, February 16th, 2009
Tomorrow night (Tues., Feb. 17) at the Earl several local bands and artists will host a benefit show for John Henderson, the bartender who was murdered during a robbery in January at the Standard on Memorial Drive.
In addition to the performances an auction will be held to raise money to cover the funeral costs, featuring works of art from R Land, as well as gift certificates from local restaurants. Ticket Alternative is donating $1 of the service charge, and then doubling it. The Earl is also donating all proceeds from the show and auction to Henderson’s family.
The line-up for the night features Atlanta bands Wighat, It’s Elephant’s, Dave Daniels, Can Can and No River City. There will also be a side-stage, with acts TBA. Tickets are $10.
